Snow and road sweeping vehicle with brush body turning apparatus

ABSTRACT

A snow and road sweeping vehicle with a brush body turning apparatus includes a vehicle body, a brush bracket, a brush body arranged on the brush bracket, and a drive mechanism. The snow and road sweeping vehicle further includes a rotating shaft assembly, at least two limiting holes, and a limiting assembly. The limiting assembly is selectively inserted into one of the limiting holes to position the brush bracket. The present invention can change the orientations of the brush bracket and the brush body to facilitate the operation and improve the sweeping efficiency.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a sweeping implement, and more particularly to snow and road sweeping vehicle with a brush body turning apparatus.

2. Description of the Prior Art

For northern cities, a lot of snow on the road is a very common thing. In order to ensure that people can go out normally, to timely sweep the snow on the road is a necessary, heavy and intense work. Accordingly, a snow and road sweeping vehicle is developed.

A conventional snow and road sweeping vehicle comprises a vehicle body and a brush body located in front of the vehicle body. The vehicle body is provided with wheels, a power mechanism, a control mechanism, and so on. The wheels are arranged at the bottom of the vehicle body, so that the snow and road sweeping vehicle can go to the location to be cleaned. The power mechanism supplies power to drive the wheels as well as the brush body to turn. The control mechanism functions as the control center to control the direction and speed.

However, the brush body of the conventional snow and road sweeping vehicle just sweeps the snow or road right ahead. When it is necessary to sweep the left and right sides of the vehicle, the wheels will be turned left or right. This is very inconvenient. In particular, at a narrow space, it is not convenient to turn the wheels.

Accordingly, the inventor of the present invention has devoted himself based on his many years of practical experiences to solve these problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a snow and road sweeping vehicle with a brush body turning apparatus to overcome the problem that it is not convenient for the conventional snow and road sweeping vehicle to sweep the left and right sides of the vehicle.

In order to achieve the aforesaid objective, the snow and road sweeping vehicle with a brush body turning apparatus of the present invention comprises a vehicle body, a brush bracket connected to the vehicle body, a brush body rotatably arranged on the brush bracket, and a drive mechanism capable of driving the brush body to rotate. The snow and road sweeping vehicle further comprises a rotating shaft assembly, at least two limiting holes, and a limiting assembly. The rotating shaft assembly allows the brush bracket to swing in a left and right direction relative to the vehicle body. The at least two limiting holes are arranged in the brush bracket and staggered in left and right directions of the brush bracket. The limiting assembly is selectively inserted into one of the limiting holes to position the brush bracket.

Preferably, the two limiting holes are a first limiting hole and a second limiting hole arranged in the brush bracket and staggered in the left and right directions of the brush bracket.

Preferably, the brush bracket is further formed with a shaft hole for the rotating shaft assembly to pass therethrough, and the shaft hole is located between the first limiting hole and the second limiting hole.

Through the cooperation of the limiting assembly and the limiting holes, the snow and road sweeping vehicle of the present invention can sweep different locations at the left and right sides of the vehicle. For example, when the limiting assembly cooperates with the left limiting hole, the brush bracket will face the left side. When the limiting assembly cooperates with the right limiting hole, the brush bracket will face the right side. Compared to the prior art, the snow and road sweeping vehicle of the present invention can change orientations of the brush bracket and the brush body, which facilitates the operation and improves the sweeping efficiency.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the snow and road sweeping vehicle with a brush body turning apparatus of the present invention in a normal state;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the snow and road sweeping vehicle with a brush body turning apparatus of the present invention in a left-turn state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the brush body turning apparatus of the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of FIG. 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the present invention relates to a snow and road sweeping vehicle 100 with a brush body turning apparatus. The snow and road sweeping vehicle 100 comprises a vehicle body 1, a brush bracket 2 connected to the vehicle body 1, a brush body 3 rotatably arranged on the brush bracket 2, and a drive mechanism 4 capable of driving the brush body 3 to rotate. The vehicle body 1 is provided with appurtenances, such as an operation handle 11, wheels 12, a power mechanism 3, and so on. The drive mechanism 4 is electrically connected with the power mechanism 3. It is not the key point of the present invention, so it won't be described hereinafter.

The improvement of the present invention is that the snow and road sweeping vehicle 100 further comprises a rotating shaft assembly 5, at least two limiting holes 61, 62, and a limiting assembly 7. The rotating shaft assembly 5 allows the brush bracket 2 to swing in a left and right direction relative to the vehicle body 1. The rotating shaft assembly 5 is connected to the vehicle body 1. The brush bracket 2 is connected to the rotating shaft assembly 5.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the rotating shaft assembly 5 comprises a first fixing plate 51, a shaft sleeve 52, and a second fixing plate 53. The configuration of the rotating shaft assembly 5 is not limited to the aforesaid embodiment.

The at least two limiting holes 61, 62 are arranged in the brush bracket 2 and staggered in the left and right directions of the brush bracket 2. The limiting assembly 7 may be selectively inserted into one of the limiting holes 61, 62 to position the brush bracket 2, so that the bush bracket 2 can be in a stable state. In this embodiment, the two limiting holes 61, 62 are a first limiting hole 61 and a second limiting hole 62 arranged in the brush bracket 2 and staggered in the left and right directions of the brush bracket 2. The brush bracket 2 is further formed with a shaft hole 8 for the rotating shaft assembly 5 to pass therethrough. The shaft hole 8 is located between the first limiting hole 61 and the second limiting hole 62. As shown in FIG. 4, the limiting assembly 7 comprises a bolt engaging sleeve 71, a spring 72, a pull pin 73, and a brush turning sleeve 74, such that the vehicle body 1 and the brush bracket 2 are positioned.

Through the cooperation of the limiting assembly 7 and the limiting holes, the snow and road sweeping vehicle can clean different locations at the left and right sides of the vehicle. For example, when the limiting assembly 7 cooperates with the left limiting hole, the brush bracket 2 will face the left side. When the limiting assembly 7 cooperates with the right limiting hole, the brush bracket 2 will face the right side.

Compared to the prior art, the snow and road sweeping vehicle of the present invention can change orientations of the brush bracket 2 and the brush body 3 to facilitate the operation and improve the sweeping efficiency.

Although particular embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A snow and road sweeping vehicle with a brush body turning apparatus, comprising a vehicle body, a brush bracket connected to the vehicle body, a brush body rotatably arranged on the brush bracket, and a drive mechanism capable of driving the brush body to rotate, characterized in that: the snow and road sweeping vehicle further comprises a rotating shaft assembly, at least two limiting holes, and a limiting assembly, the rotating shaft assembly allows the brush bracket to swing in a left and right direction relative to the vehicle body, the at least two limiting holes are arranged in the brush bracket and staggered in left and right directions of the brush bracket, and the limiting assembly is selectively inserted into one of the limiting holes to position the brush bracket.
 2. The snow and road sweeping vehicle with a brush body turning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the two limiting holes are a first limiting hole and a second limiting hole arranged in the brush bracket and staggered in the left and right directions of the brush bracket.
 3. The snow and road sweeping vehicle with a brush body turning apparatus as claimed in claim 2, the brush bracket is further formed with a shaft hole for the rotating shaft assembly to pass therethrough, and the shaft hole is located between the first limiting hole and the second limiting hole. 